Melamine can be combined with formaldehyde and other reagents to produce melamine resins. Such features have durable thermosetting and are used for high-pressure decorative laminates such as formica, melamine cutlery, laminate floors and dry wipe boards.
Melamine foams are used as insulation, sound insulation and in polymer cleaning products such as magic eraser.
Melamine is an organic compound that combines with formaldehyde to form a very durable thermosetting plastic. The plastic is then added to the paper base to form a laminate covering a variety of household items and other materials.
Melamine resin or melamine formaldehyde is a hard, highly durable and versatile thermosetting amino plastic known for its heat and fire resistance. The resin achieves this flame retardancy by releasing nitrogen as it burns, helping to extinguish itself.
Preventing formaldehyde release in particleboard, melamine resin often co-reacts with urea-formaldehyde, which has the added benefit of preventing adhesive degradation. This combination is called melamine-urea-formaldehyde. Particleboard made from it has higher heat resistance, moisture resistance, scratch resistance and chemical resistance than natural wood or wood veneer.
Melamine, which can also be used as an insecticide, is the main ingredient in pigment yellow 150, a colorant in plastics and inks
Melamine is also used as a super plasticizer to make high-strength concrete. The sulfonated melamine formaldehyde is used as a cement admixture to improve the fluidity and workability of the mixture, while reducing the water content of the mixture during treatment and pouring. It results in concrete with higher mechanical strength and lower porosity, showing longer service life and higher corrosion resistance in environments.
Melamine is also used as a fertilizer because of its high nitrogen content. However, production costs are much higher than other nitrogen fertilizers such as urea.
Melamine is also used as a flame retardant additive in paints, paper and plastics.